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(Modeh) E. RATTEY,

DASH BOARD.

NO. 256370 Patented Apr. 11, 1882;.

- WITNESSES 1 A INVENTOR M 6% W 5 BY m V ATTORNEYS.

V "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. EMIL RATTEY, ()ENEW YORK, N. Y.

DASH-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,370, dated April11, 1882.

- Application filed January 20, 1882. (Model.')

"in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inboth the figures.

Figure] is a front elevation of a dashboard of my improi'edconstruction, the frame being partially broken away, and Fig. 2 isacrosssection on line as m of Fig. 1.

The main frame A of the dash-board, which is attached to thesleigh-body, is composed of end rods, a, and longitudinal rods 1).Within this frame is an inner frame, B, composed of tubes 0, to whichthe wire-netting d is fastened; The tubes 0 are slotted lengthwise toreceive the edges of the netting, and the edges of the longer sides ofthe netting are provided with a rib or head, e,which in the exampleshown consists of a narrow strip of metal soldered to the netting, butmay be formed by turning the edge, or otherwise. The beads or ribs 0,being within the tubes 0 and wider than the slots, prevent the nettingfrom being drawn out by pressure or blows upon it. They may be placed onthe ends of the netting as well as the sides, if desired. 1 do not,however, limit myself to the use of these beads or ribs, as they may bedispensed with.

The netting dashboard constructed as described is light, strong, andornamental.

The mesh may be of any size and the netting of any metal.

1 am aware that carriage-body'frames have been made of tubing and lightwrought-iron in which wire-netting is fitted, and therefore do not claimsuch; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- I As animproved article of manufacture, a dash-board consisting of the outerframe, A, the inner frame, B, composed of slotted tubing 0, and thewire-netting d,'fitted in the slotted tubing of the said inner frame,substantially as herein shown and described.

E. RATTEY:

Witnesses:

O. SEDGWICK, GEo. D. WALKER.

